Inequality and Poverty
Steven Pearlstein Wants to be Shown the Money
Aug 27, 2008 by Craig Jennings
(Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "Average Income in 2006 Up $60,000 for Top 1 Percent of Households, Just $430 for Bottom 90 Percent")
read in fullAnnual Census Report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Released
Aug 26, 2008 by Craig Jennings
You can read Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 here.
Good news for income, not so great news for poverty, and mixed news for health insurance coverage. Here are a few highlights copy and pasted from the report:
read in fullGearing up for New Census Poverty Data
Aug 22, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
Today has been a slow day in an already slow month in fiscal policy in Washington, DC, but the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) issued a very helpful report leading up to the release of poverty, income, and health insurance data from the U.S. Census Bureau next Tuesday.
read in fullNotes from the Economy: Unemployment Insurance Claims
Aug 21, 2008 by Craig Jennings
The Department of Labor released its weekly unemployment insurance claims data this morning. Initial and continuing claims moved slightly downward, from 445,000 to 432,000 and from 3,379,000 to 3,362,000, respectively. The four-week moving average of initial claims, however, ticked up from 438,500 to 445,750.
read in fullCHN Hosting Prep Webinar on Census Poverty Data Release
Aug 18, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
On Tuesday, August 19, the Coalition on Human Needs is once again hosting a webinar to help advocates and analysts prepare for the release of annual data from the Census Bureau about poverty, income, and health insurance in the U.S.
read in fullNotes from the Economy: Prices, Earnings, Unemployment Claims
Aug 14, 2008 by Craig Jennings
Notes from the Economy: Prices, Earnings, Unemployment Claims
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data for inflation and real earnings this morning, while the Labor Department reported on unemployment insurance claims for the past week.
read in fullLooking for Top Notch Interns!
Aug 13, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
The OMB Watch Fiscal Policy Program is looking for an intern for the fall of 2008. Yup, that's right. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor at one of the most dynamic nonprofit watchdog groups in Washington, DC. We're looking for energetic undergraduate or graduate students who have excellent writing, critical thinking, and communications skills, and who are dedicated to public policy and government accountability (see current intern Josh at right for example).
read in fullNotes from the Economy: Jobless Claims
Aug 7, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims data this morning.
read in fullSenators Suggest Making Tax Code Less Offensive
Aug 6, 2008 by Craig Jennings
Writing in the New York Times, Stephanie Strom brings yet another instance of how corporations and their enabling political benefactors have clearly had their way with the tax code.
read in fullNotes from the Economy: There's a Deeper Problem than Housing
Aug 5, 2008 by Craig Jennings
Former Clinton Labor Secretary and current UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich really nails it on his blog today:
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